The Art Institute of Chicago

With our bags unpacked and our lives settling into a bit of routine we are gaining more energy and enthusiasm to enjoy this great city of Chicago.  Thanks to the incredible generosity of our friends in Portland, Pat & Ashley Roach, we have a membership to the Art Institute of Chicago.  Picking up the 'L' in our neighborhood this morning we rode to the city for our first trip to the museum.  The Roachs gave us a year long membership, so come see us and we'll go again together!

clearly...this is on the way to the city when spirits and energy are still high

trying to catch some blog photos while Jason gives me a hard time...you can see the museum in the background

the outer courtyard 

an art lesson from Daddy

the girls really loved this painting of two sisters in the circus

a little snack break to keep the moods lifted

conversation about the fountain in the background went something like this:

"Daddy, why do the mermaids have penises?"

on the way home

Goodbye city...

and Hello green suburbs.